Proto-Indo-European
*suH-
‘pig, hog, swine’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *suH-.
10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *suH-, most familiar first.
- swine ← swyn ← swīn ← *swīn ← *swīną
- sow ← sowe ← sugu ← *sugu ← *sugō
- hyena ← hiena ← hiene ← hyaena ← ὕαινα
- hoggan ← *hux ← *sukkos
- hyen ← hyène ← hyaena ← ὕαινα ← ὗς
- sowbug ← sowe ← sūgu ← *sugu ← *sugō
- succula ← sucula ← sūs ← *sūs
- susotoxin ← sūs ← *sūs
- suidian ← sūs ← *sūs
- suoid ← sūs ← *sūs
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *suH-